Front Matter Page
European Department
Contents
I. Context
II. FDI Inflows to New Member States and the Western Balkan Region: Stylized Facts
III. What Matters for FDI: Findings from Investor surveys and Empirical Literature
IV. Empirical Model: Estimating FDI Potential
VI. Conclusions
Figure 1. FDI Inflows and Stock in New Member States of the EU
Figure 2. FDI Inflows and Stock in Western Balkan Countries
Figure 3. NMS and WB: What Attracts Investors?
Figure 4. NMS and WB: Composition of FDI Inflows
Figure 5. NMS and WB: Sources of FDI
Figure 6. NMS Exports: Technological Upgrade and Domestic Value-Added Content
Figure 7. NMS: Stock of Outward FDI
Figure 8. Global Investor Surveys: Factors Important for Location and Growth
Figure 9. WB: Potential Gains for FDI in the Long Run
Figure 10. NMS: Potential Gains for FDI
Figure 11. NMS and WB: Policies to Attract FDI
Annex 1. Financial Incentives for FDI: Developing Countries, NMS, and WB
Table 1. Tax Incentives to Foreign Investors in Upper Middle-Income Countries
Table 2. New Member States: Investor Incentives, 2016
Table 3. Western Balkan Countries: Investor Incentives, 2016
Annex 2. Empirical Results
Table 1. Regression Results for the Gravity Model of Bilateral FDI Inflows – Western Balkans and New EU Member States
Table 2. Regression Results for the Gravity Model of Bilateral FDI Stock – Western Balkans and New EU Member States
Table 3. Regression Results for the Gravity Model of Bilateral FDI Inflows – Western Balkans and New EU Member States Two-Stage Fixed Effects Regressions
Table 4. Regression Results for the Model of FDI Inflows by Sector – Western Balkans and New EU Member States
Table 5. Regression Results for the Gravity Model of Bilateral FDI Inflows – EU Member Countries (New EU Member States and EU-17)
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